Hyrule's most stubborn horse owners have done it again. In 2026, long after The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom first dared players to jump into a bottomless hole, a fan known as TheSorryApologyPerso decided that Link's loyal steed deserved to see the Depths too. Spoiler: the Depths disagreed. Violently.

To be fair, the Depths are not exactly horse-friendly. Players unlock safe passage after grabbing the paraglider and chatting with Josha at Lookout Landing. The Upheaval had already tossed islands into the sky and opened chasms across Hyrule, spreading Gloom like a bad mood. Purah's research team—Josha, Robbie, and other Hylians—send Link into the underground in 'Camera Work in the Depths.' The paraglider is the intended way down. Horses, alas, do not come with paragliders.

For the uninitiated, the Depths are a massive underground area holding secrets to Hyrule's past. They are dark, gloomy, and full of things that want to hug Link's face off. A horse is not stealthy. A horse is a four-legged noise machine with opinions about hay. But that has not stopped players from trying to bring one along for the ride.

The Bridge, the Rock, and the Bad Idea 🐎

TheSorryApologyPerso built a large bridge out of nearby Hudson Construction wooden planks and a big rock that had fallen from one of the Sky Islands. The bridge let Link ride the horse onto the rock, which was supported by an attached Zonai stabilizer device. The idea was simple: detach the rock, let Link and the horse drift gently into the Depths, and become the first Hylian to park a horse next to a Lightroot.

The rock had other plans. It did not drift. It did not float. It free-fell at high speed, because gravity in Hyrule is apparently a comedian. The sudden momentum caused the horse to slide off the rock and despawn. Welp.

The Freefall Fiasco 🕳️

Some players, including Ph33rDensetsu, pointed out that the game forced the horse to despawn during its rapid death dive. The rock's quick descent caused the horse to fall off before the game could even process its entry into the Depths. In other words, the horse didn't just fail to arrive; it was deleted from the guest list.

Many fans believe the freefall must be slow enough for Link and the horse to remain standing on the rock as it falls. A second Zonai stabilizer device or a hot-air balloon are just a few potential solutions being discussed. The community is basically turning into Purah's lab after three espressos.

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What Players Are Cooking Up Next

Although TheSorryApologyPerso's freefall ended in disaster, the experiment gives Tears of the Kingdom players new ideas for bringing horses down into the Depths. Moreover, the discovery of a new Tears of the Kingdom glitch could aid players in their attempts to traverse the Depths on horseback. It's clear that the community will continue to look for new glitches and tricks for months to come—even in 2026, when Hyrule's sandbox remains a glorious chaos engine.

Even if the horse could survive the fall, the Depths themselves are hostile. Gloom saps Link's hearts. A horse cannot carry a paraglider. A horse cannot activate a Lightroot. A horse cannot look at a Frox and decide to leave. The whole scheme is less 'brilliant plan' and more 'what if we ignored every design cue?'

Some players have built hover bikes, but a horse on a hover bike is a different kind of nightmare. Others have tried balloons, fans, and enough Zonai devices to make Robbie weep with joy. The search for a safe equine elevator continues.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available now for Nintendo Switch. For anyone wondering why armor and DLC equipment still matter, that's a different rabbit hole. This one just happens to involve a horse, a rock, and a very long fall.

The horse? Gone. The dream? Alive. The Depths? Still laughing. So far, no horse has successfully vacationed underground, but Hyrule's tinkerers are nothing if not stubborn. Give them time, and they'll either solve the puzzle or launch another horse into the sky. Either way, it'll be entertaining.